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RIC FLAIR SETS A PRECEDENT, THE DEBUT OF BRODUS, WWE FORGETS MASCARAS, WHERE'S OLE AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2012-01-16 09:56:00
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I have just one question; WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD WAS THAT CRAP WITH BRODUS CLAY???? They build this guy up for months to be a monster that was gonna destroy everyone in his path in the WWE. Then on RAW they bring him out in a gimmick from 1997???? someone should have been fired over that one!!!! Once again great job, and props to my fellow Canadian Jonathan Murphy!!!!

In order for that to happen Vince McMahon would have to fire himself!  But I agree, given the choice between "sports" and "entertainment", Vince will take "entertainment" every time.  With that said, while I too hated the gimmick I could see it getting over to a degree.  But let's face it, when there is that much comedy in the gimmick they best that they could hope for is that Brodus gets to the Rikishi level.  I never think it's a good idea to set the bar for a new guy in a place it will be hard to ever go over.

Now that the Four Horsemen have been announced as inductees into the 2012 Hall of Fame, will this be the first time that someone will be inducted for the second time.. i.e. Ric Flair???

Yes it is.  I could see others being inducted twice as well.  Mike Epsenhart and myself talked about that on today's Mailbag.

What is the single biggest story that you have broken in your career?

Honestly, I don't keep track of those things.  

Wait a minute. I know that WWE is always rewriting history, but when they showed Edge's HOF film, they said he was the first inductee. Am I wrong or didn't they induct Mil Mascaras a couple months ago? Or are we supposed to forget that?

Yep, they sure did announce Mil in the Hall during last fall's tour of Mexico.  The way they see it though the truth is what they say it is, not what it actually is.

Why is it that Ole Anderson is not included in the 4 Horseman hall of fame induction? Don’t get me wrong Barry Whindam should be in the HOF but Ole was in the original 4 Horseman. Also, being that Ric Flair works for TNA how is that going to work?

In a nutshell, Ole and Vince McMahon don't like each other and Ole has been outspokenly critical about the WWE product.  Plus, he has multiple sclerosis and is wheelchair bound.  He told Mike Mooneyham over the weekend that he couldn't travel to the WWE Hall of Fame even if he wanted to, which he doesn't.

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